| Lineup | Yale | PG - David Josilowsky (fresh) SG - Michael Freeman (fresh) SF - James Blaise (fresh) PF - Jimmie Crow (fresh) C - Tony Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Donald Smith (fresh) SG - Karl Bowman (fresh) SF - Roy Lewis (fresh) PF - John King (fresh) C - Andrew Story (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Yale | Tony Johnson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:36 | Yale | Tony Johnson misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Princeton | Karl Bowman snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Princeton | Andrew Story misses the lay-in | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Yale | Michael Freeman snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:58 | Yale | David Josilowsky hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 18:56 | Princeton | John King grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:38 | Princeton | Donald Smith comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 0-0 |
| 18:36 | Yale | Tony Johnson grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:18 | Yale | Tony Johnson lays it up and in set up by Michael Freeman | 2-0 |
| 18:12 | Princeton | Donald Smith blows the layup but the foul's on David Josilowsky - foul #1 on David Josilowsky, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:12 | Princeton | Donald Smith makes the 1st free throw | 2-1 |
| 18:12 | Princeton | Donald Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 2-1 |
| 18:12 | Yale | Tony Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 2-1 |
| 17:58 | Yale | David Josilowsky misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 2-1 |
| 17:56 | Yale | Michael Freeman tips it but misses | 2-1 |
| 17:55 | Princeton | Roy Lewis pulls down the rebound | 2-1 |
| 17:34 | Princeton | Roy Lewis clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 2-1 |
| 17:33 | Yale | Tony Johnson gets the rebound | 2-1 |
| 17:23 | Yale | James Blaise comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Roy Lewis - foul #1 on Roy Lewis, team foul #1 | 2-1 |
| 17:23 | Yale | James Blaise makes the 1st free throw | 3-1 |
| 17:23 | Yale | James Blaise makes the 2nd free throw | 4-1 |
| 17:13 | Princeton | Donald Smith misses short on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on David Josilowsky - foul #2 on David Josilowsky, team foul #2 | 4-1 |
| Subs | Yale | Marshall Garver (PG) David Josilowsky | |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| 17:13 | Princeton | Donald Smith makes the 1st free throw | 4-2 |
| 17:13 | Princeton | Donald Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 4-3 |
| 16:52 | Yale | Andrew Story picks off the pass by Michael Freeman | 4-3 |
| 16:33 | Princeton | Roy Lewis misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 4-3 |
| 16:32 | Yale | Tony Johnson grabs the board | 4-3 |
| 16:05 | Yale | Tony Johnson hits the finger roll on a great pass from James Blaise | 6-3 |
| 15:39 | Princeton | Donald Smith is open and scores on a floater from the right side set up by John King | 6-5 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Marshall Garver (fresh) SG - Michael Freeman (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Blaise (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jimmie Crow (fairly fresh) C - Tony Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Donald Smith (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Karl Bowman (fresh) SF - Roy Lewis (fairly fresh) PF - John King (fairly fresh) C - Andrew Story (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:22 | Yale | Michael Freeman misses the easy layup | 6-5 |
| 15:21 | Yale | Michael Freeman pulls down the offensive rebound | 6-5 |
| 15:16 | Yale | James Blaise is hacked by Roy Lewis - foul #2 on Roy Lewis, team foul #2 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Yale | Adam Redd (SG), Harold Ramsey (SF), Valeri Zarrineh (PF), Johnnie Bangert (C) Michael Freeman, James Blaise, Jimmie Crow, Tony Johnson | |
| Subs | Princeton | Stephen McCullough (PG), Michael Wark (SG), David Viola (SF), Robert Short (PF), Antonio Klein (C) Donald Smith, Karl Bowman, Roy Lewis, John King, Andrew Story | |
| 14:58 | Yale | Marshall Garver misses the floater from just outside the lane | 6-5 |
| 14:57 | Yale | Valeri Zarrineh tips it in | 8-5 |
| 14:42 | Princeton | Robert Short connects on the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Stephen McCullough | 8-7 |
| 14:17 | Yale | Harold Ramsey comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 8-7 |
| 14:15 | Princeton | Antonio Klein grabs the defensive rebound | 8-7 |
| 13:57 | Princeton | Stephen McCullough misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 8-7 |
| 13:56 | Princeton | David Viola grabs the offensive board | 8-7 |
| 13:40 | Princeton | David Viola hits the finger roll | 8-9 |
| 13:28 | Yale | Johnnie Bangert misses the lay-in | 8-9 |
| 13:27 | Princeton | Michael Wark pulls down the rebound | 8-9 |
| 13:16 | Princeton | Antonio Klein misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Adam Redd - foul #1 on Adam Redd, team foul #3 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Yale | Michael Freeman (SG), James Blaise (SF), Tony Johnson (C) Marshall Garver, Harold Ramsey, Johnnie Bangert | |
| Subs | Princeton | Donald Smith (PG), Karl Bowman (SG), John King (PF) Michael Wark, David Viola, Robert Short | |
| 13:16 | Princeton | Antonio Klein makes the 1st free throw | 8-10 |
| 13:16 | Princeton | Antonio Klein misses the 2nd free throw | 8-10 |
| 13:16 | Yale | Tony Johnson gets the rebound | 8-10 |
| 12:52 | Yale | James Blaise can't finish the layup | 8-10 |
| 12:50 | Princeton | Antonio Klein snags the defensive board | 8-10 |
| 12:27 | Princeton | Donald Smith misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 8-10 |
| 12:26 | Princeton | Antonio Klein grabs the offensive board | 8-10 |
| 12:07 | Princeton | Antonio Klein scores on a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Donald Smith and he's fouled by Tony Johnson - foul #1 on Tony Johnson, team foul #4 | 8-12 |
| Subs | Yale | Jimmie Crow (PF) Valeri Zarrineh | |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| 12:07 | Princeton | Antonio Klein makes the free throw | 8-13 |
| 11:55 | Yale | Antonio Klein is called for the reach on Tony Johnson - foul #1 on Antonio Klein, team foul #3 | 8-13 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | Princeton | Robert Short (SF), Andrew Story (C) Stephen McCullough, Antonio Klein | |
| 11:40 | Yale | John King steals the ball from Tony Johnson | 8-13 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Adam Redd (fresh) SG - Michael Freeman (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Blaise (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jimmie Crow (fresh) C - Tony Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Donald Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Karl Bowman (fresh) SF - Robert Short (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John King (fresh) C - Andrew Story (fresh) | |
| 11:20 | Princeton | The short jumper by Donald Smith is denied by Tony Johnson | 8-13 |
| 11:19 | Yale | James Blaise gets the rebound | 8-13 |
| 11:06 | Yale | Michael Freeman is hacked by Andrew Story - foul #1 on Andrew Story, team foul #4 | 8-13 |
| Subs | Yale | Marshall Garver (PG), Harold Ramsey (SG) Adam Redd, Michael Freeman | |
| Subs | Princeton | David Viola (SF) John King | |
| 10:58 | Yale | Marshall Garver hits a shot from the right wing | 10-13 |
| 10:34 | Princeton | Donald Smith is hacked by Marshall Garver - foul #1 on Marshall Garver, team foul #5 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | Princeton | Stephen McCullough (SF) David Viola | |
| 10:17 | Princeton | Karl Bowman splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Donald Smith | 10-16 |
| 10:01 | Yale | Tony Johnson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block but he's fouled by Andrew Story - foul #2 on Andrew Story, team foul #5 | 10-16 |
| Subs | Yale | Adam Redd (SG) Harold Ramsey | |
| Subs | Princeton | Antonio Klein (C) Andrew Story | |
| 10:01 | Yale | Tony Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 11-16 |
| 10:01 | Yale | Tony Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 12-16 |
| 09:44 | Princeton | Karl Bowman evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 12-16 |
| 09:42 | Princeton | Karl Bowman gets the offensive rebound | 12-16 |
| 09:35 | Princeton | Robert Short misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 12-16 |
| 09:33 | Yale | The rebound goes to James Blaise | 12-16 |
| 09:17 | Yale | Marshall Garver misses long on a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Robert Short - foul #1 on Robert Short, team foul #6 | 12-16 |
| Subs | Yale | Michael Freeman (SG), Harold Ramsey (SF), Valeri Zarrineh (PF), Johnnie Bangert (C) Adam Redd, James Blaise, Jimmie Crow, Tony Johnson | |
| Subs | Princeton | Michael Wark (SG), John King (PF) Donald Smith, Karl Bowman | |
| 09:17 | Yale | Marshall Garver makes the 1st free throw | 13-16 |
| 09:17 | Yale | Marshall Garver makes the 2nd free throw | 14-16 |
| 08:59 | Princeton | John King misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 14-16 |
| 08:57 | Yale | Harold Ramsey gets the rebound | 14-16 |
| 08:53 | Yale | Michael Freeman misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 14-16 |
| 08:52 | Yale | Johnnie Bangert snags the offensive board | 14-16 |
| 08:39 | Yale | Johnnie Bangert misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 14-16 |
| 08:37 | Yale | Valeri Zarrineh pulls down the offensive rebound | 14-16 |
| 08:25 | Yale | Marshall Garver drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Michael Freeman | 16-16 |
| 08:09 | Princeton | Michael Freeman steals the ball from Stephen McCullough | 16-16 |
| 07:53 | Yale | Robert Short picks off the pass by Marshall Garver | 16-16 |
| 07:49 | Princeton | Michael Wark lays it up and in set up by Robert Short | 16-18 |
| 07:41 | Yale | Harold Ramsey misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 16-18 |
| 07:40 | Yale | Harold Ramsey grabs the offensive board | 16-18 |
| 07:25 | Yale | Johnnie Bangert hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 16-18 |
| 07:23 | Princeton | Michael Wark grabs the board | 16-18 |
| 07:23 | Princeton | The refs have stopped play. Robert Short is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his ankle. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 16-18 |
| Subs | Yale | Adam Redd (PG), James Blaise (SF), Jimmie Crow (PF), Tony Johnson (C) Marshall Garver, Harold Ramsey, Valeri Zarrineh, Johnnie Bangert | |
| Subs | Princeton | Donald Smith (PG), Karl Bowman (SG), David Viola (SF), William Gipson (C) Stephen McCullough, Michael Wark, Robert Short, Antonio Klein | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Adam Redd (fresh) SG - Michael Freeman (fresh) 2 ast. SF - James Blaise (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jimmie Crow (fresh) C - Tony Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Donald Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Karl Bowman (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Viola (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John King (fresh) C - William Gipson (fresh) | |
| 07:05 | Princeton | James Blaise is called for the reach on David Viola - foul #1 on James Blaise, team foul #6 | 16-18 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | Princeton | Nicholas Dodd (PF) John King | |
| 06:53 | Princeton | David Viola clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 16-18 |
| 06:51 | Yale | The rebound goes to Jimmie Crow | 16-18 |
| 06:31 | Yale | Jimmie Crow misses the lay-in but the foul's on Nicholas Dodd - foul #1 on Nicholas Dodd, team foul #7 | 16-18 |
| Subs | Yale | Gregory Smith (PG) Michael Freeman | |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| 06:31 | Yale | Jimmie Crow makes the 1st free throw | 17-18 |
| 06:31 | Yale | Jimmie Crow misses the 2nd free throw | 17-18 |
| 06:31 | Yale | Tony Johnson grabs the offensive board | 17-18 |
| 06:23 | Yale | William Gipson is called for the reach on Adam Redd - foul #1 on William Gipson, team foul #8 | 17-18 |
| 06:23 | Yale | Adam Redd makes the 1st free throw | 18-18 |
| 06:23 | Yale | Adam Redd makes the 2nd free throw | 19-18 |
| 06:07 | Princeton | Karl Bowman is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 19-18 |
| 06:06 | Yale | The rebound goes to Jimmie Crow | 19-18 |
| 05:48 | Yale | Adam Redd's pass is intercepted by David Viola | 19-18 |
| 05:45 | Princeton | Donald Smith hits the finger roll on a great pass from David Viola | 19-20 |
| 05:20 | Yale | James Blaise misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 19-20 |
| 05:19 | Princeton | Nicholas Dodd grabs the board | 19-20 |
| 05:01 | Princeton | David Viola misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 19-20 |
| 05:00 | Princeton | The offensive rebound goes to William Gipson | 19-20 |
| 04:43 | Princeton | Donald Smith makes the wide open floater from the right wing on a nice dish by William Gipson | 19-22 |
| 04:22 | Yale | Tony Johnson is hacked by William Gipson - foul #2 on William Gipson, team foul #9 | 19-22 |
| Subs | Yale | Marshall Garver (PG), Michael Freeman (SG), Valeri Zarrineh (PF) Gregory Smith, Adam Redd, Jimmie Crow | |
| Subs | Princeton | Stephen McCullough (SF), John King (PF), Antonio Klein (C) David Viola, Nicholas Dodd, William Gipson | |
| 04:22 | Yale | Tony Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 20-22 |
| 04:22 | Yale | Tony Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 20-22 |
| 04:22 | Princeton | John King grabs the defensive rebound | 20-22 |
| 03:55 | Princeton | Antonio Klein is hacked by Tony Johnson - foul #2 on Tony Johnson, team foul #7 | 20-22 |
| Subs | Yale | David Josilowsky (PG), Johnnie Bangert (C) Marshall Garver, Tony Johnson | |
| Subs | Princeton | Roy Lewis (SF) Stephen McCullough | |
| 03:55 | Princeton | Antonio Klein makes the 1st free throw | 20-23 |
| 03:55 | Princeton | Antonio Klein makes the 2nd free throw | 20-24 |
| 03:42 | Yale | Johnnie Bangert's pass is intercepted by Karl Bowman | 20-24 |
| 03:30 | Princeton | John King is open and scores on a jump hook from the baseline set up by Donald Smith | 20-26 |
| 03:13 | Yale | Michael Freeman comes up short on the floater in the lane | 20-26 |
| 03:12 | Yale | Valeri Zarrineh snags the offensive board | 20-26 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - David Josilowsky (fresh) SG - Michael Freeman (fresh) 2 ast. SF - James Blaise (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Valeri Zarrineh (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Johnnie Bangert (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Donald Smith (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Karl Bowman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Roy Lewis (fresh) PF - John King (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Antonio Klein (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:55 | Yale | Michael Freeman misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 20-26 |
| 02:53 | Princeton | John King grabs the board | 20-26 |
| 02:41 | Princeton | James Blaise steals it from Roy Lewis | 20-26 |
| 02:38 | Yale | James Blaise banks in the layup | 22-26 |
| 02:24 | Princeton | Antonio Klein is hacked by Johnnie Bangert - foul #1 on Johnnie Bangert, team foul #8 | 22-26 |
| Subs | Yale | Harold Ramsey (SF), Jimmie Crow (PF), Tony Johnson (C) James Blaise, Valeri Zarrineh, Johnnie Bangert | |
| Subs | Princeton | Stephen McCullough (PG), Michael Wark (SG) Donald Smith, Karl Bowman | |
| 02:24 | Princeton | Antonio Klein makes the 1st free throw | 22-27 |
| 02:24 | Princeton | Antonio Klein makes the 2nd free throw | 22-28 |
| 02:04 | Yale | Tony Johnson misses the driving attempt from close range | 22-28 |
| 02:02 | Princeton | The rebound goes to Michael Wark | 22-28 |
| 01:56 | Princeton | Michael Wark misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 22-28 |
| 01:54 | Princeton | John King tips it but misses | 22-28 |
| 01:52 | Yale | David Josilowsky snags the defensive board | 22-28 |
| 01:38 | Yale | The jump hook by David Josilowsky is blocked by John King | 22-28 |
| 01:36 | Yale | Jimmie Crow hits the follow up shot | 24-28 |
| 01:22 | Princeton | John King makes the driving attempt from the right block | 24-30 |
| 00:55 | Yale | Michael Freeman lays it in on a nice dish by David Josilowsky and he's fouled by Michael Wark - foul #1 on Michael Wark, team foul #10 | 26-30 |
| Subs | Yale | James Blaise (SF) Harold Ramsey | |
| Subs | Princeton | Donald Smith (PG), Karl Bowman (SG), Robert Short (PF), Andrew Story (C) Michael Wark, Roy Lewis, John King, Antonio Klein | |
| 00:55 | Yale | Michael Freeman makes the free throw | 27-30 |
| 00:35 | Princeton | Jimmie Crow steals it from Donald Smith | 27-30 |
| 00:11 | Yale | Jimmie Crow blows the layup but the foul's on Robert Short - foul #2 on Robert Short, team foul #11 | 27-30 |
| Subs | Yale | Marshall Garver (PG), Adam Redd (SG) David Josilowsky, Michael Freeman | |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| 00:11 | Yale | Jimmie Crow misses the 1st free throw | 27-30 |
| 00:11 | Yale | Jimmie Crow misses the 2nd free throw | 27-30 |
| 00:11 | Princeton | Stephen McCullough grabs the defensive rebound | 27-30 |
| 00:01 | Princeton | Karl Bowman scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 27-33 |
| 00:00 | Yale | Marshall Garver can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 27-33 |